A message from Dr. Mariana Chilton: This Sunday I am proud to celebrate Mother’s Day by talking about the hunger and poverty faced by too many mothers on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show (10am, MSNBC). I will be joined by another mother and member of Witnesses to Hunger, Tianna G. Tianna is a loving mother of … Continue reading »
As Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” hits theaters today, we’ll finally get to witness for ourselves the kaleidoscopic display of pearls, feathers and sequins that has been splashed across TV screens and magazines for months. The film, based on the great American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place in 1922 – during … Continue reading »
Spring break in the Caribbean conjures up images of days on the beach and nights in the clubs. But for Dr. Mimi Sheller, director of the Mobilities Center in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, it meant something very different: trying to understand the effects of a climate-related or geological phenomenon that is imperiling two … Continue reading »
From the iconic T-Rex at the entrance to the active fossil prep lab tucked away in the back corner, Dinosaur Hall at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a delight for the senses of many fans of Earth’s mightiest extinct creatures. Except when a sensory experience isn’t such a delight. If you … Continue reading »
Drexel’s Smart House initiative has been spearheading cutting-edge environmental research and design at Drexel for the past few years, from their groundbreaking lightweight green roof to their grey water reclamation project and intelligent temporary agricultural structure. This week, the team will have the opportunity to show off their handiwork to one of the biggest names … Continue reading »
The most recent National Center for Education Statistics (2006) showed that 22 percent of Philadelphians, ages 16 and above, lack basic literacy skills and according to the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy there are 550,000 adult Philadelphians who are unable to meet the reading requirements for post-secondary education or to get a job. An inspired group … Continue reading »
Last week, I blogged about a recent research study from Drexel’s psychology department that suggests texting while driving is a psychological distraction with measurable effects, even under the simplest (simulated) road conditions. Today, Marcella Gonsalves, director of the Executive MPH program at Drexel Sacramento, brings a public health perspective on this issue — and cell … Continue reading »
So far this week, for National Public Health Week, faculty bloggers from Drexel’s School of Public Health have discussed issues of health at home and safety at school. Today’s theme is wellness at work, and two Drexel public health students have taken on the subject. Mary Figgatt, a student pursuing a master’s degree in public … Continue reading »
Safety in schools is the theme of the day, especially here at Drexel. This is a story with two parts: On our campus today, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a Campus Resilience Pilot Program that the Department of Homeland Security will coordinate for colleges to develop and share effective strategies to prepare, … Continue reading »
Big headlines today state the obvious: Texting while driving is dangerous, practically everyone knows it, and a lot of people do it anyway. That’s the widely reported finding of a new AT&T survey about texting while driving: More than 98 percent of adult drivers know it’s unsafe, but almost half of them admitted to doing … Continue reading »
